This is a great time to join All About Food, a rapidly growing £80M+ turnover SME with high growth ambitions. With over 20+ years’ experience in licensing, we are the business that makes restaurant brands successful in retail. You may not have heard of us, but we are confident you will be aware of the brands we market in the UK & Ireland.

We manufacture and sell restaurant and coffee shop brands under licence in Grocery. Our portfolio of brand partnerships includes Nando’s, Costa Coffee, PizzaExpress, Pret-a-Manager, Wagamama, Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Red’s True BBQ.

At the heart of our business is a set of core values that underpin everything we do. Having a positive impact and creating change means creating the right culture and climate. We believe we succeed as a team, and strive to get better, be better and achieve more together every day. Our team know we are in it together, and it always feels like it.

The roles of Senior Procurement Manager is a full-time roles in a new exciting office location based in Central Manchester!

Your Primary Role

Includes but not limited to:

• Own and manage the contractual relationship with all 3PM and 3PL partners
• Negotiate and agree initial contracts with all 3PM and 3PL partners and manage them on-going
• Negotiate COGS for all AAF NPD/EPD with existing 3PM and 3PL partners
• Monitor raw material price trends and forecast their impact on current/future AAF COGS
• Analyse data of current and forecast AAF spending and produce reports and insight on opportunities to save cost

We are looking for somebody who has:

• Procurement/manufacturing sourcing experience, ideally in FMCG/Food although not essential. MCIPS an advantage but not a requirement
• Significant experience of product/ingredient sourcing and product COGS negotiation essential. International ingredient sourcing experience a distinct advantage.
• Management of complex and large customer and product SKU matrixes.
• Experience in P&L management experience would be a distinct advantage
• Strong analytical and project management skills and track record in achieving multiple project delivery
• Strong sense of ownership mentality and can-do attitude.
• Excellent attention to details and ability to prioritise among tasks with conflicting deadline.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Passion and drive for success through constantly looking for opportunities to add value.
• Expert level MS Excel skills

Now is your chance to join our bright, creative and meaningfully different team.

All applications welcome. Please email us at iwanttowork@allaboutfoodltd.com